Relegation timeline

16 Sunderland 37 -19 36

17 Hull City 37 -24 35

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18 Newcastle United 37 -18 34

19 Middlesbrough 37 -28 32

20 West Bromwich Albion 37 -31 31

24' Manchester United's 21-year-old midfielder Darron Gibson scores a screamer at KC Stadium to put Hull into relegation zone.

33' Carlton Cole puts West Ham 1-0 up against 19th-placed Middlesbrough.

38' Gareth Barry's shot deflects cruelly off Damien Duff to give Aston Villa 1-0 lead and put Newcastle back in bottom three, with Hull back up to 17th.

48' Nicolas Anelka's stunning strike puts Chelsea 1-0 up at Sunderland to give Black Cats fans cause for concern despite their team occupying 16th place.

49' Gary O'Neil equalises for Boro at Upton Park to restore a glimmer of hope that the Teessiders can secure the win they need to have any chance of survival.

53' Sunderland equalise through Kieran Richardson to allay fears that the Wearsiders will be dragged into the bottom three.

58' Junior Stanislas makes it 2-1 to West Ham to all but confirm relegation for Gareth Southgate's side.

75' Salomon Kalou comes off the bench to make it 2-1 to Chelsea to leave the drop still a mathematical possibility for Sunderland.

86' Ashley Cole's strike makes it 3-1 to Chelsea, although results elsewhere render the goal of little consequence.

90' Kenwyne Jones heads home a late consolation for Sunderland to give the home crowd something to celebrate.

90' David Edgar is sent off for a second booking after a foul on Ashley Young moments before Newcastle's relegation is confirmed.

16 Sunderland 38 -20 36

17 Hull City 38 -25 35

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18 Newcastle United 38 -19 34

19 Middlesbrough 38 -29 32

20 West Bromwich Albion 38 -31 32